Aug
2
Borestone Naturalist Series: Old Growth Forests with Laura Minich Zitske
Borestone Naturalist Series: Old Growth Forests with Laura Minich Zitske
When
Friday, Aug 02, 2024
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Where
Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary
Elliottsville Twp
Cost
$15
Difficulty
Moderate
Add to My Calendar 08/02/2024 9:30 AM 08/02/2024 12:30 PM America/New_York Borestone Naturalist Series: Old Growth Forests with Laura Minich Zitske Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary , Elliottsville Twp

About This Event

Join us for this special series of guided walks to explore the natural and ecological features at Borestone. Maine Audubon Wildlife Ecologist Laura Zitske will lead a guided walk through the old growth forests of Borestone.

Old growth forests cover less than 1% of the state today, down from around 85% during pre-European settlement days. Commune with the many hemlocks, red spruces, yellow birches, and sugar maples that are well over 200 years old, and marvel at the multiple layers of vegetation, trees of different sizes and ages, gap openings, dead standing and down trees, and fascinating lichens and mosses that all contribute to the diversity and resiliency of the forest.

We will meet at the Visitor Center at the top of the dirt access road at 9:30, then walk around Sunrise and Midday Ponds and up the trail towards Lake Onawa to visit a mixed woods forest, with stops along the trail. We will note various features of the old forest, and practice a “handy habitat assessment” that will help us look at the forest through the eyes of birds and other wildlife. Wear good hiking shoes, bring water and snacks, and be prepared for some climbing. For those interested in a bit more adventure, you can continue over the ridge and down into the hardwood forest that sits at the base of Borestone Mt and well above Lake Onawa. Others can head back down and be back at the visitor center by around 12:30.

Members $10, nonmembers $15

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Event Organizer

Maine Audubon
Emma Palmer
Maine Audubon

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